Q143 crawls past the old civil war tunnel on the new bipass. After plans were introduced to double track this portion of the Chattanooga Sub, the old tunnel was bipassed in order to fit the second... (more)

"Oh boy we have a screamer" Q143 climbs up the Raccoon Mountain S-curve around Whiteside, TN with its 5,000 foot intermodal train sqealing around the curves.

K492 leads out of the Tennessee Valley with a rebuilt AC6000CW in the lead. While chasing this train, this was the only time we were able to get it in daylight due a cloud deck rolling in.

Q154 climbs out of Georgia and into Tennesee with a YN2 duo up front.

High over interstate 24, and state road 134, CSX G158-03 (Bruceton,TN/WTNN-Rocky Mount,NC) with a trio of GE motors stagger the company grain train over the 1,112.9 ft long Running Water Creek ste... (more)

Southbound pig train Q143 makes quick work of the Racoon Mountain Grade as it passes the old civil war era tunnel at the top of the mountain in Whiteside, TN. Sun is very hard to come by at this l... (more)

BNSF 5977 leads a coal train by Nickajack Lake on CSX's Chattanooga sub in Tennessee

Eastbound CSXT 501 in the early morning of 12-11-19 after a cold night and snowfall -Tullahoma TN

Northbound freight Q584 has just topped the Raccoon Mountain grade and will begin to set up dynamics as it descends down into the Tennessee River Valley. While Southbound freight Q583 is down on i... (more)

The Cowan pusher prepares to duck into Cowan Tunnel as it shoves heavy Northbound mixed freight Q580 up the steep 2% grade to the top of Cumberland Mountain. The Timber Rattlesnake in the foregrou... (more)

We've reach the end of fall, and what little foliage is left is hanging on for dear life. As always time stood still at the crest of Raccoon Mountain as NS 102 (CSX Z381-25) (Sheffield,AL-Chattano... (more)

On a beautiful morning in the Tennessee Mountains, the steady drone of the interstate is temporarily overpowered as the dynamic brakes of 4 NS locomotives howl as they roll over I-24 on the Lick C... (more)

A Norfolk Southern trackage rights train is seen crossing into Georgia as it climbs Raccoon Mountain before crossing back into Tennessee.

CSX SD40-3 #4018 brings work train C018-14 across interstate 24 near Whiteside,TN on CSX's Chattanooga Subdivision.